Thailand fans enjoying themselves in the stands before the start of the 2026 World Cup AFC Qualifiers Group C match against Singapore at the National Stadium in SIngapore on Tuesday (Nov 21, 2023). - Reuters
Malaysia:
* Malaysia's strong view on Palestine will not affect the economy or US investments, says PM
* PM firm on Palestinian stance, raises issue in front of US president
* Pro-Palestinian lobbying groups have no issues with Coldplay concert, says Anwar
* No further action on probe over claims of tahfiz schools closure, Parliament told
* Court to decide on prosecution's appeal in Cradle Fund CEO murder case on Feb 8
* Mimos to speed up National Digital Identity project, says Anwar
* Action must be taken on restaurant owner for sacking employee for wearing a cross, says MP
* Cops investigating sexual harassment allegation against govt agency head
* Bomb hoax: Cops confirm five schools targeted in Johor / Bomb hoax: Classes halted at 19 schools nationwide
* Several international schools in Selangor, KL receive bomb threat, say cops
* Conference of Rulers-approved Special committee to boost Syariah courts, says Anwar
* Although Coldplay supports Palestine, it still promotes hedonism, says PAS MP
Rohingya children pose at a temporary shelter in Lapang Barat village, Bireuen, Aceh province on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. - AFP
Singapore:
* Two Indonesian men arrested for trying to enter Singapore illegally by motorised sampan
* Harry Potter's Forbidden Forest nightwalk to open in Singapore in February
* Bankrupt ex-lawyer allegedly pretended to be in practice, cheating clients of nearly S$40k
* Hyundai opens high-tech Singapore electric car factory
* Jail for man who barged into bus in S’pore, snatched and threw driver’s phone after latter sounded horn
* Last man in wife-sharing case found guilty of raping woman on her wedding anniversary
* Stocks in Asia hit 2-month high, dollar defensive on Fed view
* Oil retreats on caution ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Indonesia:
* Indonesia’s presidential candidates use dance, cats, memes to appeal to netizens ahead of Feb polls
* Indonesia aims to start collecting levies from coal miners in January
* Indonesian actress Irish Bella files for divorce a month after husband's release from prison
* Jakarta braces for floods as rainy season begins
* Indonesia launches US$20bil renewable energy investment plan
* Indonesia strongly condemns Israeli attacks that killed 12 in its hospital in Gaza
Indonesia’s Rizky Ridho Ramadhani (right) and Philippines’ Manuel Ott vie for the ball during the 2026 World Cup qualifying football match between the Philippines and Indonesia in Manila on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. - AFP
Thailand:
* Enhance port competitiveness, productivity instead of worrying about Thai land bridge, says Loke
* Thailand economy stagnates in third quarter
* Thailand 5th in Asean on latest money laundering index
* Chinese women in school uniform begging in Thailand; human trafficking suspected
* Selling Thailand to the world: How did Srettha do at Apec?
* Emerging Markets: Asian stocks, FX rally as markets eye Fed rate cuts, dollar weakness
Philippines:
* Philippines pitches new code for South China Sea in the name of peace and stability
* Philippines launches joint sea and air patrols with US military in South China Sea
* Philippine transport group Manibela to hold own three-day strike
* Zephanie covers Filipino version of Disney’s 'This Wish'
* After Apec, Marcos heads to Hawaii
A local villager casts his net into a canal in Tuol village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. - AP
Vietnam:
* Vietnam's vegetable exports set to surpass RM4.65bil by 2030
* Vietnam jails ivory and rhino horn trafficker for 12 years
* Vietnam's vegetable exports set to surpass US$1bil by 2030
* Vietnam to publish FTA index, facilitate utilisation of agreements
* Govt issues Vietnam Eco label criteria plastic packaging
Myanmar:
* Myanmar Junta forces losing ground in clashes in ethnic border areas
* Myanmar hands over 31,000 telecom scam suspects to China
* ‘Myanmar a difficult problem for Asean’
* Living under threat from the skies in Myanmar
In this photo shared by Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on the X-platform formerly known as Twitter (from left) Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and India's Minister of External Affairs Subramanyam Jaishankar pose for photographs during the second India-Australia 2+2 Dialogue in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov.20, 2023. - (Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson's X handle via AP)
Cambodia:
* UNICEF lauds Cambodia children’s rights progress as govt announces them as the most vital component in country's future
* Rare tortoise discovered in Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
* A shot in the arm for kingdom’s agriculture industry
Laos:
* Asean chairmanship brings great opportunities to Laos, says Lao deputy PM
* German visitors experience a different side of Laos
Brunei:
* Fines, warnings for Brunei companies violating Price Control Act
* Big controversy as Brunei's football association president suspended, general secretary sacked
A child places a badminton shuttlecock onto of a dog in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. - AP
AseanPlus:
* Chinese official warns money laundering, online scams outpacing capacity for containment
* Flights cancelled, residents to evacuate as Papua New Guinea volcano erupts
* Hong Kong court orders retrial for Malaysian jailed for killing wife, daughter with gas-filled yoga ball
* Hong Kong yoga ball murders: Malaysian professor wins last-ditch appeal against life sentence for killing wife and daughter
* Inventive China groom enlists locksmith to access room of bride, skipping wedding ‘door games’ tradition, amusing mainland social media
* N. Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch as early as Wednesday
* Explainer-Why North Korea's satellite launches draw condemnation
* Aaron Kwok escapes unhurt in Macau race car crash
* Most Taiwanese do not view US as ‘trustworthy’ but majority believe in its security commitment: survey
* India and Australia commit to boosting strategic ties as their diplomats and defence chiefs hold talks
* Rival Koreas race to launch first spy satellites this month
* Taiwan Election frontrunner picks US envoy as running mate
* UN plastic talks grapple with re-use, recycle, reduce
* Indian researchers find no link between sudden death and COVID shots
* Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 10 days seen on camera
* S. Korean President Yoon kicks off three-day UK state visit
* AI doomsayers blamed in OpenAI’s undoing
* Cemeteries, columbariums in South Korea reinvent themselves as sanctuaries for the living
* First images from Indian tunnel show workers trapped for nine days
* Cricket-Record 1.25 million fans attended World Cup in India, says ICC
* India's anti-terror agency files case against Sikh separatist for Air India threat
* China still awaiting inbound travel surge, but flight resumption should help oil the wheels
* Climate, energy experts more confident about China peaking carbon emissions earlier, CREA survey finds
